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  1. Should the Government Fund the Arts?

    According to John and Bruce (1988), the government should fund the arts since they are primarily unsustainable when they are exposed to market forces. They argue that everything is unsustainable if the government does not control. John and Bruce furthermore state that arts need to be funded by the government since the attendance rate of many ...

  2. Essay on Government Funding For The Arts

    The government's arts endowments to the NEA in 1995 was a measly $167 million and was barely helped by the $56.4 increase to all arts foundations. (Grimes C19). With a still majority of Republicans in Congress, the outlook of the NEA and other nationally funded arts agencies is bleak. The House Budget Committee is chaired by John Kasich (R-Ohio ...

  3. PDF HOW THE UNITED STATES FUNDS THE ARTS

    The remaining funds— roughly 10 percent of NEA state partnership outlays—are awarded to states competitively. In aggregate, state arts agencies received $260.1 million from FY 2012 state legislative appropriations. For the same time period, the Arts Endowment's contribution to the agencies was $32.9 million.

  4. Opinion

    To the Editor: Re "To Save Museums, Treat Them Like Highways," by Laura Raicovich and Laura Hanna (Opinion guest essay, Feb. 11): The writers have a clever idea to camouflage cultural funding ...

  5. Why The Arts Matter

    The arts are transformative.". - Beth Bienvenu "The arts matter because they allow you to experience different ways of seeing and thinking about life.". - Don Ball "The arts matter because life is dull without perspective. All art, good and bad, made by an individual or a team, brings the perspective of an artist to others.

  6. The National Endowment for the Arts at 50: Is the Future of Arts

    The disproportionate allotment of funding to large, conservative, Eurocentric arts organizations is accepted by default and justified—or so the common wisdom goes—because organizations like ...

  7. A Model for Arts Funding

    The following essay by Virginia Maksymowicz and Blaise Tobia is part of "Beyond Survival: Public Support for the Arts and Humanities," a call for reflections on and provocation about the precarious state of arts funding after decades of neoliberal economics and the long culture wars.. As Ted Berger, former executive director of the New York Foundation for the Arts, has insisted, we should ...

  8. Should Government Provide Funding For The Arts?

    Munger: No, it cannot. The argument that federal arts funding doesn't cost much is a foolish one. Most programs don't cost much on their own. But when we add up all the costs, the budget (and the deficit) is enormous. The argument is sometimes made that "cultural" funding is good for cities and towns. If so, the cities and towns should ...

  9. Who funds the arts and why we should care

    Who funds the arts and why we should care. As the arts increasingly depend on private and corporate funding, questions arise about how closely artists and institutions should examine the sources ...

  10. "Funder Perspective: Broadening Support for Arts and Technology"

    It is important to engage with the artists and arts leaders involved to collaboratively build responsive and adaptable grant strategies, programs, guidelines, and direct funding to the priorities identified by this sector. These shifts of funder mindset, while focused on arts and technology, benefit artists across all sectors.

  11. To Save Museums, Fund Them Like Highways

    On average, about 15 percent of an art museum's annual budget is funded by government money, according to the Association of Art Museum Directors. Federal funding for the arts is largely ...

  12. How to Write an Art Proposal in 16 Easy Steps

    Table of Contents. How to Write an Art Proposal. Step 1: Develop a Project Idea. Step 2: Start Early. Step 3: Check Your Eligibility. Step 4: Get Professional Images. Step 5: Choose Appropriate Images. Step 6: Prepare Files. Step 7: Use Writing Exercises.

  13. Why Government Should Invest in the Arts

    This starts from the top with federal funds: each $1 in federal arts funds leverages another $9 from other public and private sources, resulting in $500 million in matching support 3. In Delaware, each $1 in state arts funds leverages over $3 in state and local revenue. Americans for the Arts, "Americans Speak Out about the Arts: An In-Depth ...

  14. Arts and Culture Grant Programs

    Art and artists are essential to human connection. Through our Arts and Culture program, Mellon celebrates the power of the arts to challenge, activate, and nourish the human spirit. We support exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation practices while nurturing a representative and robust arts and culture ecosystem.

  15. Art Funding Essay

    Art funding essay - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document discusses two views on whether governments should provide financial support to creative artists such as painters and musicians. Some believe that artists should be funded by alternative sources instead of governments.

  16. Ten New ACT Essay Question Prompts

    Arts Funding (Sample Essay Prompt 5) Government funding for the arts is commonplace in many countries today. In the United States, the government funds writers, musicians and visual artists through a variety of initiatives. Critics of this type of funding argue that the government has no place in the arts.

  17. New evidence of the benefits of arts education

    We find that a substantial increase in arts educational experiences has remarkable impacts on students' academic, social, and emotional outcomes. Relative to students assigned to the control ...

  18. Thesis Statements

    Thesis Statements. A thesis statement establishes your purpose and point of view in argumentative or persuasive writing. It focuses the reader's attention before the rest of the paper leads them step-by-step through the analysis and evidence. In a finished paper, a thesis statement sakes your opinion concisely, sometimes in a single sentence ...

  19. [Free Download] Artist Grant Proposal Template

    An art proposal template can help get you started. If you are looking to receive support and funding for your art through an artist's grant, you might be asked to submit an art grant proposal. Most artists aren't also trained as grant writers, but with a few guiding questions and an outline for what to include in your proposal, you can ...

  20. Public Funding For Public Art

    Public Funding For Public Art. Decent Essays. 1226 Words. 5 Pages. Open Document. Throughout history there have been many public funding's that contributed to the world of art. Whether anyone realizes it or not, artists have a lot of responsibilities to try and please the public when they are working for the public.

  21. How To Write A Successful Art Proposal (Easy Tips For Artists)

    See below for an example. Image 1: [Artist's name] [Birth year] [Title of the artwork], [Year created] [Medium used to create] [Optional brief description, sometimes including the place in which it's being shown] - The art exhibition proposal should look smart, professional and clean. Avoid making it stylized and fancy (unless you're ...

  22. Arts education is facing massive cuts

    So the government's recent proposal to cut funding for arts higher education by 50%, covering music, dance, drama and performing arts, art and design, media studies, and archaeology, appears ...

  23. IELTS Essay # 96

    Write at least 250 words. Sample Answer 1: Art has been a vital part of human civilization since the beginning of time. However, despite its significance, art is often neglected and inadequately funded. Some individuals suggest that the government should fund art projects and keep a close eye on how the money is spent and what type of projects ...

  24. Arts group given funding for free cinema screening in Northstowe

    Mari O'Neill, the director of Northstowe Arts CIC, hoped funding would help make the event "memorable" and promote the use of the local facilities. Ms O'Neill said: "This funding will go some ...

  25. The Household Chores You're Avoiding Are Key to a Deeper Life

    Ms. Sohn is a United Methodist minister and writer. Her book, "Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving," is forthcoming.